Fayette man accused of sex with teen he met over Internet

Seneca Falls, NY -- Seneca County sheriff's investigators arrested a Fayette man on Wednesday, charging him with raping a 16-year-old female from Ohio he met over the Internet.

Ray D. Keefer, 50, of 3529 Route 89, was charged with rape and being a fugitive from justice. He was arraigned in Seneca Falls Town Court, where bail was set at $50,000 cash or $100,000 bond.

Keefer is being held at the county jail in Romulus.

Seneca County investigators said Keefer was arrested on a warrant issued in Westerville, Ohio, for interference of custody. Keefer had driven to the central Ohio city, just north of Columbus, to visit a teenager he had met on the Internet, investigators said, and returned to New York with her.

The teen had left home without permission and was deemed a runaway, investigators said. Keefer and the girl had sexual relations at Keefer's home on three separate occasions, police said.

Keefer is to reappear at a later date for further court action. The teen is being held as a runaway at the Hopewell Detention Center, in Canandaigua.